Chivalrous Crickets

Males let females escape from predators and end up eaten themselves

Wild females benefit from being promiscuous

It's not just males that gain from mutliple mates

More mating doesn't always mean more babies

There's more to being a father than being a lover

The best strategy depends on what sort of male you are

I'm a lover not a fighter

Avoiding Incest

Do crickets ever meet their relatives, and do they mate if they do?
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Unpredictable old guys​

Do crickets change their personalities as they get older?
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What happens in the lab doesn’t have to stay in the lab​

Do lab studies really reflect what happens in nature?
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Social networks, fighting and sperm competition​​

Males compete to fertilise females in different ways, forming networks of interactions